Tax Deduction Explorer
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If you're a freelancer, 1099 contractor, or entrepreneur then you are eligible to claim tax write-offs that salaried employees don't get access to. Tell us what you do for work, and explore your deductions below.
If you pay directly for any event related costs, go ahead and claim the deduction!
Write-off any hardware and software resources you need to do your job!
If you deliver by bike, write-off the repair and accessory expenses!
Deduct all temperature controlled bags, and courier backpacks that you use for work.
Required to wear a delivery app's merchandise? Write-off the shirts and bags!
If you work for a delivery app service and they charge commission, write it off.
ESL companies require teachers to have a decorated classroom which is our home office.
Rewards systems, which are created for our students, are very much tax write-offs.
Props you use to make class more exciting and easy to understand are deductible!
As long as it is not considered suitable for "streetwear" it can be written off!
Write off beauty supplies or treatments if they were related to a performance.
That's right, Netflix is also a write-off! Films are considered research for your job.
If an agent is helping you find gigs, deduct their fees from your next taxes.
Seeing a show or performance counts as research, study up and write it off.
If PayPal or another payment method charged a fee for buying your book, write it off!
Write off any books that help you manage your business or that are relevant to your field!
What are the most common tax write-offs people miss?
🚌 Public transport. Public transportation expenses to / from gig or freelancing events are tax deductible. If you paid for a monthly pass, you can write off a portion of the fee.
📶 Phone service bill. Your monthly phone bills are expensive! Since you needed phone service for your freelancing work, a part of the cost is tax deductible.
🚘 Rideshare. Taking an Uber or Lyft is convenient, but expensive! Any rides you took to gig or freelancing events are a tax write-off.
🎓 Education expenses. Online courses, summits, membership site subscriptions, and workshops, are tax deductible if they help you stay informed and competitive in your freelancing work.
📱Phone & accessories. If you bought a new phone last year and used it for your freelance work, then it's partially deductible. Same things goes for accessories like charging cords, and other electronics like laptops and monitors.
🍔 Meals while discussing work. If you paid for a meal while discussing your freelancing work in depth with a coworker, client, or even a friend, it's a write-off.
🛒 Supplies. Whether it’s a new harness for dog walking, a delivery hotbag, or just some extra stationary for your freelance design work, any supplies used for your 1099 work are tax deductible.
⛽ Gas fill ups. Gas is expensive! If you drove for freelancing, a portion of your gas fill ups are tax deductible.
🔧 Car maintenance. A portion of all oil changes, repairs, and regular checkups are all tax deductible if you drove for freelancing work.
🧾 Insurance & registration. Part of your car insurance, roadside assistance, registration costs for a vehicle you drove for freelancing are tax deductible.
🅿️ Parking. Parking for a meeting downtown or another freelance trip is a tax write-offs!
🛂 Tolls. A toll while driving to or from a freelance work destination is tax deductible! If you pay for a monthly pass of some kind, you can deduct a portion of that cost.
🚗 Vehicle depreciation. If you drive your own vehicle, you can write off the annual depreciation of it's value!
The information provided in this email is not offered as legal or tax advice. It is for general information purposes only and is not a complete analysis or discussion of all potential tax consequences that may be relevant to a particular individual. Each individual should consult with and seek advice from the individual's own tax advisor.
What are the most common tax write-offs people miss?
🚌 Public transport. Public transportation expenses to / from gig or freelancing events are tax deductible. If you paid for a monthly pass, you can write off a portion of the fee.
📶 Phone service bill. Your monthly phone bills are expensive! Since you needed phone service for your freelancing work, a part of the cost is tax deductible.
🚘 Rideshare. Taking an Uber or Lyft is convenient, but expensive! Any rides you took to gig or freelancing events are a tax write-off.
🎓 Education expenses. Online courses, summits, membership site subscriptions, and workshops, are tax deductible if they help you stay informed and competitive in your freelancing work.
📱Phone & accessories. If you bought a new phone last year and used it for your freelance work, then it's partially deductible. Same things goes for accessories like charging cords, and other electronics like laptops and monitors.
🍔 Meals while discussing work. If you paid for a meal while discussing your freelancing work in depth with a coworker, client, or even a friend, it's a write-off.
🛒 Supplies. Whether it’s a new harness for dog walking, a delivery hotbag, or just some extra stationary for your freelance design work, any supplies used for your 1099 work are tax deductible.
⛽ Gas fill ups. Gas is expensive! If you drove for freelancing, a portion of your gas fill ups are tax deductible.
🔧 Car maintenance. A portion of all oil changes, repairs, and regular checkups are all tax deductible if you drove for freelancing work.
🧾 Insurance & registration. Part of your car insurance, roadside assistance, registration costs for a vehicle you drove for freelancing are tax deductible.
🅿️ Parking. Parking for a meeting downtown or another freelance trip is a tax write-offs!
🛂 Tolls. A toll while driving to or from a freelance work destination is tax deductible! If you pay for a monthly pass of some kind, you can deduct a portion of that cost.
🚗 Vehicle depreciation. If you drive your own vehicle, you can write off the annual depreciation of it's value!
The information provided in this email is not offered as legal or tax advice. It is for general information purposes only and is not a complete analysis or discussion of all potential tax consequences that may be relevant to a particular individual. Each individual should consult with and seek advice from the individual's own tax advisor.
What are the most common tax write-offs people miss?
🚌 Public transport. Public transportation expenses to / from gig or freelancing events are tax deductible. If you paid for a monthly pass, you can write off a portion of the fee.
📶 Phone service bill. Your monthly phone bills are expensive! Since you needed phone service for your freelancing work, a part of the cost is tax deductible.
🚘 Rideshare. Taking an Uber or Lyft is convenient, but expensive! Any rides you took to gig or freelancing events are a tax write-off.
🎓 Education expenses. Online courses, summits, membership site subscriptions, and workshops, are tax deductible if they help you stay informed and competitive in your freelancing work.
📱Phone & accessories. If you bought a new phone last year and used it for your freelance work, then it's partially deductible. Same things goes for accessories like charging cords, and other electronics like laptops and monitors.
🍔 Meals while discussing work. If you paid for a meal while discussing your freelancing work in depth with a coworker, client, or even a friend, it's a write-off.
🛒 Supplies. Whether it’s a new harness for dog walking, a delivery hotbag, or just some extra stationary for your freelance design work, any supplies used for your 1099 work are tax deductible.
⛽ Gas fill ups. Gas is expensive! If you drove for freelancing, a portion of your gas fill ups are tax deductible.
🔧 Car maintenance. A portion of all oil changes, repairs, and regular checkups are all tax deductible if you drove for freelancing work.
🧾 Insurance & registration. Part of your car insurance, roadside assistance, registration costs for a vehicle you drove for freelancing are tax deductible.
🅿️ Parking. Parking for a meeting downtown or another freelance trip is a tax write-offs!
🛂 Tolls. A toll while driving to or from a freelance work destination is tax deductible! If you pay for a monthly pass of some kind, you can deduct a portion of that cost.
🚗 Vehicle depreciation. If you drive your own vehicle, you can write off the annual depreciation of it's value!
The information provided in this email is not offered as legal or tax advice. It is for general information purposes only and is not a complete analysis or discussion of all potential tax consequences that may be relevant to a particular individual. Each individual should consult with and seek advice from the individual's own tax advisor.
Photoshop, Microsoft Office, Adobe Creative Cloud - whatever you use for your craft.
Website hosting fees, plugins, stock photos, and themes are tax deductible!
A new computer, cell phone, keyboard, printer, monitor, mouse, it all counts!
Notebooks, sketchpads, pens, pencils, paper, stencils, paperclips galore!
Whether you pay rent or own your home, a portion of those expenses are tax deductible.
It'd be hard to work in an office without running water, huh? You water bill counts.
Gotta keep the lights on in your home office! A portion of your electricity bill counts.
Whether rental or homeowner insurance, you can write off a portion as part of home office.
Your comcast bill is a tax write off. You need internet to do your job!
A desk, chairs, lamps, and other home office necessities are all tax write offs.
If you are self-employed, you can write off your medical and dental insurance coverage.
When you're traveling for work, all meals are tax deductible. Even takeout.
When you travel for work, lodging expenses such as hotel rooms or Airbnb are write offs.
Planes, trains and automobiles are all work travel costs that can be written off.
Gas is expensive! A portion of your gas station fill ups are tax deductible.
Oil changes, repairs, and regular checkups are all tax deductible if you drive for work.
Car insurance, roadside assistance, registration costs, etc. are all tax deductible.
Parking for a meeting downtown or other work trip is tax deductible!
A toll while driving to or from a work destination is tax deductible!
If you discuss work with a coworker, client, or even a friend, it's a write off!
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Conferences and classes that help you keep up with the industry are tax deductible.
Business cards & brochures are a marketing costs that can fully written off on taxes.
If you've had to set up an LLC or have other legal fees for work, that's tax deductible.
Commissions you pay to other agents or employees are fully deductible business expenses.
If you're with a national franchise or an independent broker, desk fees are deductible.
Registration fees and materials for courses like BOLD or GREL are tax deductible.
Online and newspaper ads, photography, staging, and signage are all tax deductible.
Office-related purchases like stationery, photocopies, and monitors are tax deductible.
Your state license renewal, MLS dues, and professional memberships, are deductible.
General business, as well as Errors and Omissions (E&O), insurance are tax deductible!
Lead generation software, like CRM or marketing automation software, is tax deductible.
To deliver a great experience to your passengers, you need to keep a clean car!
Good tunes in your car is part of delivering a great experience to your passengers!
Water bottles, gum & other goodies help help a great experience to your passengers.
Floor mats keep the car clean & passengers happy (and prevent weekly car cleanings!)
If you're still paying down your car, you can claim those expenses against your work!
If you drive you own vehicle, you can write off the annual depreciation of it's value!
If you use your phone for work (who doesn't?) then it's partially deductible.
If you've bought extra chargers to juice in parallel, those are tax deductible!
If you charge at home, part of your monthly electricity bill is tax deductible.
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Equipment that helps you do pickups and handle the scooters is tax deductible.
If you charge your scooters in the garage, then you can claim home office tax deduction!
Sponsored search placements on Amazon, Etsy, etc are deductible advertising expenses!
Costs for email services like Mailchimp are a tax deductible marketing expense.
Every dollar you spend on Facebook Ads, Google Adwords, etc. is a tax deductible expense!
Online seller platforms take an arm and a leg on every sale. You can deduct those costs!
Sell hand-embroidered t-shirts? The cloth, labels and sewing machine are deductible!
If you employ people that help your business, that's tax deductible!
Any inventory costs from product that have been sold are tax deductible!
Online courses, summits, membership site subscriptions, workshops, etc are tax deductible!
The 2.75% (give or take) fee that you pay your payment processors ads up. It's deductible!
Cameras, video camera, lenses, lighting, tripods, used for work are all tax deductible!
Postage, dropshipping fees, and packaging materials are all tax deductible!
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If you're lucky enough to be able to afford designers or researchers, it's deductible!
Your monthly phone bills are expensive! Good thing the cost is partially deductible.
If you write about ancient Greece and buy an urn, it's deductible! (and weird)
Poop bags, as well as the little dispensers, are tax deductible work expenses!
Dog walking requires... a lot of walking! If bought walking shoes, it's deductible!
Dogs need to be walked rain or shine! Rain gear bought for the job is deductible.
If you buy extra treats for the dogs you walk, you can write that off on your taxes!
Tennis balls, and other toys you buy for the dogs you walk are tax deductible!
If you've had to buy extra leashes or harnesses, those purchases are tax deductible!
If you bike to get to and from your dog walking clients, it and repairs are deductible.
Public transportation expenses to / from your dog walking clients are deductible!
If you use a credit card to purchase business goods, you can write off the interest!
Grabbing fresh sheets, towels, or even just toilet paper for your guests can be deducted!
Write off anything related to keeping your rental space safe and cozy!
Treating your guests pays off! Write off that bottle of wine or house breakfast.
The percentage AirBNB takes for every guest? Don't worry you'll get it back in write offs!
When your income comes from renting part of your house, write off the mortgage interest!
Cleaning up doesn't sound so bad after you know you can deduct it from your taxes!
Storage to handle heavy digital files (business related) such as Dropbox or a hard drive.
Any clothing or beauty products used to review or just look your best for content.
Live webcasting apps or creative apps that help you look flawless and reach your audience.
Anything you order to show off your personal brand: Tshirts, stickers, mugs, etc.
If you want to reward your followers with a prize or giveaway, go ahead and write it off!
Write off any software you use for video and photo editing or content creation.
If you need to hire an editor, designer, or set assistance to help you, write it off!
Videocameras, mics, tripods, lenses, anything used to create content, you can write off.
If you are a fitness vlog, write off all those mats, weights, and other equipment used!
Focused on food or cooking? Write off all the supplies needed to produce your video.
Audition tapes, portfolios, business cards. Write off anything used to promote yourself.
Deduct any commision that the agency hiring you takes from every shoot or show.
Make up, hair treatments, or beauty supplies used for work are partially deductible!
Any expense from a modeling coach or other relevant training can be written off.
Your regular dues to participate in a union in your field can be written off.
Word and other editing software are 100% necessary for your job, write it off!
Pay to be a member of any writers organizations? Write off that annual fee.
Write off any books that help you manage your business or that are relevant to your field!
If PayPal or another payment method charged a fee for buying your book, write it off!
Seeing a show or performance counts as research, study up and write it off.
If an agent is helping you find gigs, deduct their fees from your next taxes.
That's right, Netflix is also a write-off! Films are considered research for your job.
Write off beauty supplies or treatments if they were related to a performance.
As long as it is not considered suitable for "streetwear" it can be written off!
Props you use to make class more exciting and easy to understand are deductible!
Rewards systems, which are created for our students, are very much tax write-offs.
ESL companies require teachers to have a decorated classroom which is our home office.
If you work for a delivery app service and they charge commission, write it off.
Required to wear a delivery app's merchandise? Write-off the shirts and bags!
